[Jewelry making - Article 00069] - Re: [Orchid] Retipping sterling prong

[JSEllington]

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    Peter Rowe apologized for his "idiot" remark and I wanted to pass
    this on: The gentleman who advised me from Rio did clearly advise me
    to swish the ring in flux and that there would be no possibility of
    damage. There's no question that we both understood what I was going
    to do and how. He even said that if it hurt the stone that he would
    buy me a new one--and that is just what he has offered to do (and is
    doing, I think). I have never retipped a prong and the Rio person
    knew that. He was so nice and tried to be so helpful. I was sorry
    for both of us that it damaged the stone, because I could have so
    easily taken the stone out first but he assured me that that was not
    necessary. He said he had been doing this type thing for 30 years
    with no problem. The only thing that I can think of based on the
    posts that have been received is that maybe the created stone has a
    different makeup than some of the stones that this gentleman worked
    with--in other words, rubies used to be more safe to apply the torch
    near? Anyway, he was sweet, kind, and helpful--especially so. If it
    hadn't been for his help, I might not have learned so much from this
    experience. 

J. S. Ellington



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